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Source Description
The female torso is dressed in a chiton, exposing the right breast, suggesting a traditional Amazon type. The plaque has been squared on both sides, for use in an inlaid frieze. It is broken at top and bottom.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
117
label
Female Torso
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
117
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Female Torso
description
The female torso is dressed in a chiton, exposing the right breast, suggesting a traditional Amazon type. The plaque has been squared on both sides, for use in an inlaid frieze. It is broken at top and bottom.
provenance
Raphael Stora, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
date
4th-5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
fragments
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenisitic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
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exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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